[Naruto] [Gaara] Sand and Thorn Bird

When the sun slanted westward, it finally reached the boundary.Going forward, it is the country of Sichuan.

A deserted village appeared in front of the group of people, full of ruins, broken tiles and traces of sword shadows and knives.The dilapidated buildings are like standing tombstones.And under the buried ruins, occasionally half a dirty puppet was exposed, its round eyes seemed to accuse people of crimes committed.

It should have been a harmonious and happy small village before, but now it has turned into such a miserable state.

How long has it been destroyed... three years, five years, or longer?

For a while, the atmosphere was a little heavy.

Gaara has also been silent all the time, his green eyes are quietly scanning the surroundings, his face seems a little more serious than usual.

Kitano Shino suddenly stopped in front of a half-collapsed wall, and remained silent for a long time.Akigi walked over wonderingly, saw what Shino was staring at, and screamed——

"Kawashima... Kawashima?!"

This is a rusty doorplate, although the handwriting is a bit blurred, but she is sure that she read it correctly!

Kawashima, isn't that woman?

As if to confirm her conjecture, the figure of Kawashima Sawa suddenly appeared behind the three of them.

"Ah, I was discovered." She still had that signature lazy smile on her face, but for some reason, Akiki always felt that at this moment, there was a bit of sadness hidden under this smile.

This woman must have experienced a lot of things she didn't know about...

Kitano Shino was about to speak, but Kawashima Sawa interrupted him directly: "That's right, it's me."

There was a hideous smirk at the corner of her mouth.The difference in height was too great, and she couldn't touch the emotions in her eyes even if she tried her best to raise her head. I only felt the cold light flashing on the lens, which seemed to be colder than usual: "I am the only survivor of the Kawashima family."

"This is war...every time a war is launched, it will always be our small border villages that suffer." Kawashima Shahe's smile began to blur, and his voice was hoarse and deep as if it had been crushed.

Akigi looked at Kawashima Sawa in surprise.She lowered her head slightly, her expression distorted by hatred, and black flames were surging in her eyes.

Immediately, I felt that compared with the hatred in my heart, Chuan Daosha and that tall body had become small, and that flesh and blood body seemed to be unable to hold the bloody hatred at all.

"Heh..." Kawashima Shahe seemed to realize his gaffe, sneered, and recovered in the blink of an eye.It's just that the thoughts don't seem to come back completely.

She murmured in a low voice: "Sand Yin...has always only known to kill. The war will never stop, forever... This is Sand Hidden——"

"No." A firm and deep voice suddenly came, and Gaara, who had been silently bowing his head, opened his mouth at this moment.

Facing the surprised or contemptuous gazes of the crowd, he said again: "No."

His straight back seemed to straighten even more.A kind of self-confidence and tenacity that must be gained vaguely appeared on his usually expressionless face, and his eyes seemed to be looking at a far away place: "After Sha Yin disappears, it will never be like this again."

Then he folded his arms around his chest, lowered his head slightly and said nothing, the corners of his mouth curled down stubbornly.Turning a blind eye to everyone's questioning eyes, he seemed to be immersed in his own thoughts again.

After a long silence, Chuan Dao Shahe broke out into a sneer: "What do you know, young master of Sha Yin? Do you know the feeling of being alone and alone? Do you know the feeling of being tortured so much that life would be worse than death? You know the feeling that you can't even grasp your own life and death—"

"Do you know the feeling that even the meaning of your own existence is being exploited?!"

The volume was getting higher and higher, and at the end, she was almost screaming out at the top of her lungs.

In order to resist injury, he trained his body so strong.Lazily indifference to everything is probably forced by the indifference and ruthlessness of the world.If it is true as she said, then Kawashima Shahe...in fact, there is something pitiful about it.

However, what does it mean that the meaning of existence is exploited?

Aoki lowered his eyes sadly.

Gaara was taken aback, and opened his mouth slightly, but didn't make a sound.He thought he was going to say something, but in the end he closed his mouth, then turned his head slightly, and looked into the distance.

The sun has sunk to the west, and there is only a sunset that is no longer dazzling in the sky, and it will not disperse.The slightly dim orange glow dyed the ends of his hair, which swayed gently with the wind, like a flame that would not be extinguished until the end.

Such a small movement also exudes an indescribable sadness.

A group of people did not speak until the sunset glow in the sky completely faded.The hazy and dim sky made Gaara's face paler.He half-closed his eyelids and stared at the ground, his dark eye circles turning into two conspicuous black lines.

Kawashima Sawa, you are wrong.

What you said, Gaara has personally experienced it.A terrifying weapon made for war... He is the biggest victim of war!Besides, compared to the adult Kawashima, he is only a 13-year-old boy now.

Isn't the sudden dark circles under the eyes the most powerful proof?

Kawashima Shahe also seemed to be aware of this.As if she didn't know Gaara, she stared at him for a long time, and suddenly she was shocked, and she turned her head resentfully.

Akiki heard her grumble in dissatisfaction: "Oops...I have watched this monster for so long."

***

They did not spend the night in the dilapidated village, but chose the woods next to the village.

Gaara sits quietly in one of the trees, the branches piercing the low-hanging moon.The moon was like a huge glowing disc, completely enveloping him in it, and the deserted moonlight made his figure dim, almost blending with the black branches.

When Akiki opened his eyes after a light sleep, the surroundings were still pitch black, and it was unknown how long the night had passed.

Gaara has never been able to sleep.Xiao had already fallen asleep quietly, while Sami Kawashima and Ying Yang disappeared again.

Sand hidden ninjas always seem to come and go without a trace, even Gaara.But he has been in the team these days.

He seems to have always been a loner, and he has never liked to contact people.

Is it to protect yourself?It seems that he is the weakest in the group.

Can he get used to being with everyone like this, will he like this feeling?According to records, except for teaming up with Temari Kankuro, he basically completed the mission alone.

I caused him trouble again.

Thinking about it, I couldn't help but raise my eyes guiltily, and looked at Gaara who was high up.But apart from the bare branches and the bright moon that has already risen, where is Gaara?

Akiki quickly rubbed his sleepy eyes, got up, and looked around.

What about Gaara? !

Where has he gone? !

……

***

Ying Yang was killed.

Kitano Shino of Konoha was the first to discover Takayoshi.

In the dilapidated, dusty, dilapidated house, the black-haired boy frowned tightly, walking around the corpse without saying a word.

Ying Yang's body was sparsely covered with earth-colored sand, and the sand on the right side of his body was obviously more than that on the left side. When he looked away, he found that the smaller half of his body was gone.

"Humph, what a monster did." Kawashima Shahe snorted coldly, his tone mocking but absent-minded, as if he was not surprised that Gaara would do such a thing.

Gaara's complexion was already paler than ordinary people's. When he appeared in the abandoned house, his complexion was even worse than usual, and he even faintly revealed a trace of fatigue.

"That's not it!" Kazuki retorted immediately.

But Kitano Shino also said lightly at this time: "What basis do you have?" He asked Kawashima Shahe.

"Sand." Glancing at Kitano Shino, Kawashima Sawa unexpectedly explained a few words, "This kind of sand is only available in Gaara Sataki."

"This alone can prove it? Isn't sand everywhere!" Akigi couldn't help interjecting, and kicked the sand on the ground vigorously, and immediately raised dust half a person's height.

Facing Akigi's angry eyes and Kitano Shino's questioning gaze, Kawashima Sawa added: "Take a good look for yourself, the sand in other places and the sand of Gaara in the sand waterfall - that is, the sand covered in eagles. Can the sand on Yang’s body be the same?”

Looking down, although it is not obvious, the sand used elsewhere is indeed slightly different in shape, size and color from the sand used by Gaara.

"Besides, it was a full moon last night." Chuan Dao Shahe suddenly raised his chin high, as if looking at a very far place, "I couldn't control the power of the crane, and I lost control and ran away... There have been many such things. Time?" She stated lightly.

After a while, Kitano Shino's gaze was also projected on Gaara.Akigi knew that gaze—as long as he found out the criminal and firmly believed in his own judgment, there would be such a light in his eyes, a kind of resolute and confident light as a ninja.

All eyes are on Gaara, and everyone is waiting for his answer.

Gently glanced at everyone, he just said: "It's not me."

He's still not good at arguing for himself.

"However, you are also suspicious." Kawashima Shahe suddenly said casually, his lazy eyes scanned Akigi and Kitano Shino condescendingly, "Konoha..."

"However, for now, let's get rid of the most suspected monster first—" She suddenly broke into a freezing smile, and while staring at Gaara, she approached him.There is a strange scorching heat in his eyes, which is completely different from the cold smile, like a poisonous snake that is reserved before attacking, and more like the eagerness when he can finally slowly torture his sworn enemy.

His heart trembled, and he hurried to Gaara, spreading his arms to block him: "It definitely can't be Gaara - I was with him last night!"

Kawashima Sawa's expression froze for a moment.